...further informed, ' that Christ being exalted at the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this which ye see and hear,'4 and by which, for the first time, they were empowered to act as his inspired apostles.5...

...corresponding with his new situation. " Being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this," said Peter, " which ye now see and hear," Acts ii. 33. He is thus qualified for being the light of...

...the reward. Hence Peter, explaining the cause of the Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit, said — " Therefore, being by the right hand of God exalted,...the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth that which ye now see and hear." This purchased gift is a comprehensive and important one. The promise...

...namely, the twelve apostles, he offered sufficient testimony. By the Jewish law, the testimony of 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted,...Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed two or three witnesses was enough to establish a matter; much more, the testimony of twelve men, agaiust...

...under the influence of the Holy Spirit, declared, " This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we are all witnesses. Therefore, being by the right hand of God...of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this which ye uow see and hear."* Again, he said to " the rulers of the people," " Be it known unto you all, and...

...recogСи. II.] 45 33 Therefore," being by the right hand of God exalted, and having f received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this,' wh:ch ye now see and hear. 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens : but he s:iith himself. The...

...as the scripture hath said, out ol his belly shall flow rivers of living water." — John vii. 37. " This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are...received of the father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he had shea forth this, which ye now see and hear."— Acts ii. 32, 33. success of Christianity depends...

...the source and cause of the phenomena which then filled the minds of the multitude with amazement : " This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are...witnesses. Therefore, being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He hath shed forth this...

...the exhibition of His highest glory, may be illustrated by corresponding circum• l Acts ii. 33 : " Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted,...of the Holy Ghost, He hath shed forth this which ye see and hear." Compare also Eph. i. 20—23 ; iv. 9, 10 ; Col. i. 20 ; Heb.ii.9,10; v. 8,9. stances...

...the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell, neither His flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are...the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, He hath shod forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens : but he saith...